Italy legend Marco Tardelli has criticised Giorgio Chiellini for his ‘truly disappointing’ comments about teammates and opponents. ‘I learned respect from my captains.’

The Juventus defender releases a book next week and gave an interview with La Repubblica in which he slammed Mario Balotelli and Felipe Melo.

He also confessed to ‘hating’ Inter in a purely sporting sense, similar to what Marco Materazzi recently said about Juventus.

Italy legend Marco Tardelli has criticised Giorgio Chiellini for his ‘truly disappointing’ comments about teammates and opponents. ‘I learned respect from my captains.’

The Juventus defender releases a book next week and gave an interview with La Repubblica in which he slammed Mario Balotelli and Felipe Melo.

He also confessed to ‘hating’ Inter in a purely sporting sense, similar to what Marco Materazzi recently said about Juventus.

“I am truly disappointed to read the comments of Giorgio Chiellini, captain of the Italy squad, of Juventus and key man in the Players’ Association directive,” wrote Tardelli on Twitter.

“Tough words towards his teammates – colleagues who ought to consider him a reference point. Declaring hatred towards another club only creates hatred.

“Respect for the opponent in even the toughest battles, that’s what I learned from captains like Dino Zoff and Gaetano Scirea.”

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